Does Cold Wet Weather Really Affect Joint Pain?

[wolram]

Why is it that cold wet weather makes joints stiff and ache, the actual temperature of the joint can not change much can it?

 

[edward]

Why is it that cold wet weather makes joints stiff and ache, the actual temperature of the joint can not change much can it?

It is my understanding that this has a lot to due with changes in barometric pressure.

Colder wet weather almost always accompanies a drop in barometric pressure. This allows an inflamed joint to expand and swell causing pain.

 

[wolram]

It is my understanding that this has a lot to due with changes in barometric pressure.

Colder wet weather almost always accompanies a drop in barometric pressure. This allows an inflamed joint to expand and swell causing pain.

That sounds logical.